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10 September 2015
The picture of Australia’s red meat exports to Greater China in 2015 so far is mixed. Australia’s total beef exports to China remain steady, with modest year-to-date growth, though down for lamb, mutton and goat. Whilst total beef and sheepmeat export volumes to Taiwan are flat, chilled beef offal has seen some growth. And although frozen beef exports to Hong Kong have seen a big drop, chilled beef has increased.

08 May 2018
South Australian producer Michele Lally has won the 2018 Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) Producer Innovation Award for her small capacity on-farm abattoir concept.

13 February 2020
Typically a slow month, red meat exports in January performed well relative to previous years, although an uncertain future looms.

01 February 2024
The roots of his family farm may reach back almost 200 years, but Tasmanian sheep producer Russ Fowler is using new technology to help his business flourish.

29 June 2023
Joining ewe lambs can increase profitability by up to $57 per ewe lamb joined – and a new tool has just become available to help producers make informed decisions to maximise gains from the practice.

16 May 2018
Following recent rainfall in Victoria and southern NSW, the Eastern States Trade Lamb Indicator (ESTLI) has increased, opening the week at 612¢/kg cwt before reaching 618¢/kg cwt yesterday (15 May).

18 August 2023
Last week, the National Livestock Reporting Service (NLRS) voluntary slaughter survey recorded national goat slaughter at 49,920 head, the highest level since the 14th week of 2017 – in more than six years. The high goat slaughter numbers were driven by NSW, where throughput was 14,842 head.

10 October 2018
Australian sheepmeat exports in September totalled almost 34,000 tonnes shipped weight (swt), back 1% year-on-year. However, year-to-September sheepmeat exports were 14% higher year-on-year.

08 June 2017
With competition mounting from US beef in Korea, MLA has been working with exporters, distributors and Korean retailers to grow sales of Australian beef through a series of ‘True Aussie’ promotional campaigns.